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Buddhism in East Asia

  • East Asian BuddhismBuddhism entered China during the Han dynasty, a period when the empire expanded its influence into Central Asia. Trade networks along the Silk Road…
  • Buddhism and Eastern religionsBuddhism emerged in the Indian subcontinent during the 5th century BCE. Its teachings spread across vast distances to reach East Asia by the 2nd century CE.
  • Buddhism in ThailandIn the 3rd century BCE, monks named Sona Thera and Uttara Thera traveled to a region called Suvannabhumi, which modern scholars place somewhere in Southeast…